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Result: Chad Le Clos retains 100m butterfly title

Defending champion Chad Le Clos retains his 100m butterfly title with victory in the final at the World Swimming Championships.

Chad Le Clos has successfully defended the 100m butterfly title that he won in Barcelona in 2013 with victory at the World Swimming Championships in Kazan.

South Africa's Chad Le Clos celebrates winning the final of the men's 100m butterfly swimming event at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan on August 8, 2015© Getty Images

The South African broke the African record as he posted a time of 50.56s, finishing 0.31s ahead of Hungary's Laszlo Cseh, who took the silver.

Joseph Schooling of Singapore completed the top three, setting a new Asian record with a time of 50.96s, a day after breaking his national record in the semi-finals.

Le Clos also won a silver in the 200m butterfly earlier this week.

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Chad le Clos of South Africa competes in the Men's 100m Butterfly heats on day fourteen of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Kazan Arena on August 7, 2015
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Sunday's key events


ATHLETICS
· With the track and field action now finished, the final athletics event of the Games is the men's marathon, which includes three British representatives and world record holder Eliud Kipchoge (11pm)

CYCLING
· Laura Kenny goes for a sixth Olympic gold medal, and a second of the Tokyo Games, in the women's omnium (2am-4.25am)
· Jason Kenny also has another shot at gold on the final day of action, taking part in the men's keirin alongside compatriot Jack Carlin (2.24am-4am)

BASKETBALL
· After the men once again picked up Olympic gold, the USA women will attempt to replicate their success in the gold medal match against hosts Japan (3.30am)

VOLLEYBALL
· USA also have a chance for gold in the women's volleyball final against Brazil (5.30am)

BOXING
· Lauren Price bids to bring a successful Games to a golden close for Britain in the ring as she takes on Li Qian in the women's middleweight final (6.45am)

HANDBALL
· The women's gold medal match sees the Russian Olympic Committee take on France (7am)

WATER POLO
· The final gold medal of the Games is likely to be handed out in water polo, when Greece face Serbia in the men's gold medal match (8.30am)

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· A unique and memorable Olympic Games officially comes to a close (12pm)

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